Roadside Inspection 85233297

Roadside inspection on Jul 16, 2025 in Michigan • Carrier: PAHOA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 547546) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85233297
Date:
Jul 16, 2025
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PONTIAC SCALE S/B
Carrier (USDOT):
PAHOA EXPRESS INC (547546)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T280 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BD29062 (MI)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.71 violations per inspection across 190 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,971 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
105 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
11
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
21 violations · 4 OOS · 0.66 per inspection
Prior 365 days
105
77 violations · 12 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NK3HM6X5PM244028 MI BD29062 KENWORTH T280 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
85736292 Sep 8, 2025 IL L3 1
85724563 Sep 8, 2025 MI L2 1
85707893 Sep 4, 2025 VA L1 DUMFRIES VA 0
85672500 Sep 2, 2025 MI L2 WB I-94 REST AREA 1
85596987 Aug 25, 2025 MI L3 EB SCALE 0
85531272 Aug 19, 2025 KY L1 LONDON 2

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